• Be of interest to students in grades one through three;
• Be published two to three years before the date of the award (for example, books considered for the 2018 award needed to be published in 2015 or 2016);
• Be transitional chapter books that include traits that support transitional readers (font size, line spacing, white space, and meaningful illustrations, etc.)
In addition: • We will accept books from authors of any nationality; • In the case of books first published in another country, eligibility will be determined by the US Publication date; • We will not consider books that are out of print; • We will not consider price when choosing books; • Being part of a series will not disqualify a book from consideration
We will accept nominations from all sources and especially celebrate those coming from students.
Books to be considered must:• Be of interest to students in grades one through three;
• Be published two to three years before the date of the award (for example, books considered for the 2018 award needed to be published in 2015 or 2016);
• Be transitional chapter books that include traits that support transitional readers (font size, line spacing, white space, and meaningful illustrations, etc.)
In addition:
• We will accept books from authors of any nationality;
• In the case of books first published in another country, eligibility will be determined by the US Publication date;
• We will not consider books that are out of print;
• We will not consider price when choosing books;
• Being part of a series will not disqualify a book from consideration
We will accept nominations from all sources and especially celebrate those coming from students.